Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Berlin, DE ranks #62 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 38,722 patents from 9,690 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Berlin, DE include GE, Fraunhofer, Bayer Healthcare.

Showing 1–50 of 9,690 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas Wiegand GE 533
2 Detlev Marpe GE 431
3 Heiko Schwarz Fraunhofer 275
#4 Thomas SCHIERL Fraunhofer 250
#5 Cornelius HELLGE Fraunhofer 186
#6 Christian Lindner Bayer Healthcare 171
#7 Heiner Kirchhoffer GE 162
#8 Holger Hoehn Hannspree 157
#9 Christian Helmrich Fraunhofer 150
#10 Robert SKUPIN Fraunhofer 147
#11 Thomas Doerr Biotronik Se & Co. Kg 129
#12 Yago SÁNCHEZ DE LA FUENTE Fraunhofer 128
#13 Johannes Platzek Schering 127
#14 Philipp Helle GE 112
#15 Walter Elger Schering 109
#16 Thomas Haustein Fraunhofer 104
#16 Benjamin Bross GE 104
#18 Valeri George GE 101
#19 Tung Nguyen GE 99
#20 Werner Skuballa Schering 97
#21 Thomas FEHRENBACH Fraunhofer 85
#22 Rudolf Wiechert Schering 83
#23 Mischa Siekmann GE 82
#23 Malte Westerhoff Pme Ip Pty 82
#23 Detlev Stalling Pme Ip Pty 82
#23 Martin Winken GE 82
#27 Achim Anscheidt Bugatti International Sa 79
#28 Philip Lienau Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh 77
#28 Karsten Mueller GE 77
#30 Ulrich Klar Schering 75
#31 Gerhard Siemeister Bayer Pharma 73
#32 Henry Laurent Schering 72
#33 Hanns-Joachim Weinmann Schering 70
#34 Jan Stegemann GE 69
#34 Lars THIELE Fraunhofer 69
#34 Johann Burkhard Schmitz Herman Miller 69
#37 Johannes Brombach Wobben Properties Gmbh 68
#38 Ulf Bömer Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh 67
#38 Rudger Rubbert Ora Metrix 67
#40 Heinz Gries Schering 66
#40 Joachim Struck B.R.A.H.M.S Gmbh 66
#42 Gerhard Tech GE 65
#42 Peer Sporbert Ora Metrix 65
#42 Andreas Huth Schering 65
#42 Ingo Weiss Biotronik Se & Co. Kg 65
#46 Philipp MERKLE GE 64
#47 Rolf Bohlmann Schering 63
#48 Christian Bartnik GE 62
#49 Emmanuelle Charpentier University Of Vienna 61
#50 Rudolf Muller Profil Verbindungstechnik 60